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Detroit covered up windows while counting votes in 2020. CNN goes behind the scenes to see their plans for 2024

After the 2020 election, chaos erupted at a Detroit counting center as Joe Biden overtook Donald Trump. This year, election officials give CNN exclusive access to see how they’re trying to avoid the mayhem and get faster results. CNN’s Marshall Cohen talks to officials about expedited signature verification for mail ballots, new million-dollar machinery, and regrets over how protests in 2020 were handled.

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Detroit covered up windows while counting votes in 2020. CNN goes behind the scenes to see their plans for 2024
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Speaking in Islamabad on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance said marathon talks with Iran did not result in an agreement to permanently end the war.
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Watch Vance deliver update from Pakistan after more than 12 hours of talks between US and Iran
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Exclusive: Former staffer alleges in CNN interview that Rep. Eric Swalwell raped her
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‘Insult on top of injury’: Bryan Stevenson on civil rights under Trump
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Kamala Harris says she "might" run for president in 2028. Is she what Democrats are looking for?
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The Odds: Where MAGA love lies
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No reports from Gulf states of Iranian strikes on Thursday
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NATO Chief on Trump meeting: Trump 'clearly disappointed' with allies
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Pentagon says US forces ready to resume combat operations if ordered
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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See Trump’s social media post agreeing to two week ceasefire
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the successful military mission to rescue a weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iran. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Trump threatens to jail a journalist over Iran rescue ‘leak’
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Artemis II shares laugh with Trump
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